When the Broncos make their selections during the NFL Draft, they'll be turned in by two of the longest-tenured team employees in Derek Thomas (22 yrs, corporate partnerships) & Bobby Mestas (15 yrs, community development).

#USC Sam Darnold is doing a cool thing… His training buddy QB Kyle Allen, who figures to go Saturday, will be in the Green Room with him tonight. They trained together with Jordan Palmer… and Darnold has Allen and his girlfriend at his table.

Teams already eyeing move into back of first round: Vikings have received calls today from six teams interested in potentially trading into back half of first round and No. 30 pick, per source. Calls coming for New England at 31 and Philadelphia at 32, too.

Wyoming coach Craig Bohl on Josh Allen: “He has a long-term pattern of accepting diversity. This was a little bit of a lesson learned as far as social media.” Bohl is proud of how Allen has handled today.

The #Giants have been set on making the pick at No. 2. … Could they rethink it? I’m told the #Broncos are expected to explore trading up from No. 6 to No. 2. Possible early fireworks. QB would be the target.

he #Giants have been set on making the pick at No. 2. … Could they rethink it? I’m told the #Broncos are expected to explore trading up from No. 5 to No. 2. Possible early fireworks. QB would be the target.

Since 2003, the Broncos have made a total of 16 deals that have involved first-round picks. Six of those trades were made to acquire QBs Jay Cutler (three trades 2006), Kyle Orton (2009), Tim Tebow (2010) and Paxton Lynch (2016).

If the #Broncos do make a big move up from No. 5 to No. 2, the target would be a QB. Could be Sam Darnold if he’s there. But GM John Elway has spent more time with Josh Allen than any QB in this draft.

For the Broncos to move up in the first round John Elway said last week it would have to be a deal that didn't surrender too much -- that it would have "to make sense." He also said "if we move up what is it going to cost us to move up and is it worth... espn.com/espn/now?nowId…